"Kay Lancaster" wrote in message
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is pathetically weak with regard to fungal diseases, and need more
chemical
support than any plant deserves, sort of like green seedless grapes. If I
recall, it's the hybrid tea roses. You should probably do some reading

They'll also do well with decent soil, a little fertilizer and water
and some benign neglect, if well chosen.

True. In my previous house, I had "beach roses" - rugosa, I suppose. Utterly
bulletproof. No diseases, they laughed at chunks of ice that fell from the
roof, and they bloomed from spring until heavy frost. They were single
flowers, which don't make rose worshippers' hearts flutter, but they scented
the whole yard.